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;[[:Category:Tringa|Tringa]] brevipes | ;[[:Category:Tringa|Tringa]] brevipes | ||
''Heteroscelus brevipes'' | ''Heteroscelus brevipes'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 23–27 cm (9-10½ in) | ||
| + | *Darkish grey upperparts | ||
| + | *Short yellow legs | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Very similar to [[Wandering Tattler]] which is a little darker and has longer wings. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Grey-tailed Tattler 5-1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />Wellington Point, Brisbane, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], February 2019]] | ||
Breeds in [[Eurasia]]; winters in [[Malay Peninsula]] and [[Australasia]]. | Breeds in [[Eurasia]]; winters in [[Malay Peninsula]] and [[Australasia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This species has been placed in the genus ''Heteroscelus'' together with [[Wandering Tattler]], but Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> and Sibley & Monroe<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> place it in [[:Category:Tringa|''Tringa'']]. | This species has been placed in the genus ''Heteroscelus'' together with [[Wandering Tattler]], but Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> and Sibley & Monroe<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> place it in [[:Category:Tringa|''Tringa'']]. | ||
| − | This | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Their breeding habitat is along rivers and streams in forest tundra and montane taiga. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of insects, beetles and mosquitoes, aquatic larva, particularly in the breeding season, with crustaceans added during the winter months. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-SibleyMonroe96}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015) |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tringa]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tringa]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:59, 7 November 2023
- Tringa brevipes
Heteroscelus brevipes
Identification
23–27 cm (9-10½ in)
- Darkish grey upperparts
- Short yellow legs
Similar Species
Very similar to Wandering Tattler which is a little darker and has longer wings.
Distribution
Breeds in Eurasia; winters in Malay Peninsula and Australasia.
Taxonomy
This species has been placed in the genus Heteroscelus together with Wandering Tattler, but Clements1 and Sibley & Monroe2 place it in Tringa.
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Their breeding habitat is along rivers and streams in forest tundra and montane taiga.
Behaviour
Their diet consists of insects, beetles and mosquitoes, aquatic larva, particularly in the breeding season, with crustaceans added during the winter months.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-tailed Tattler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-tailed_Tattler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
